The Khao Chon Kai Territorial Defence Student-Training Camp ( th, ค่ายฝึกนักศึกษาวิชาทหารเขาชนไก่) is a

Royal Thai Army The Royal Thai Army or RTA ( th, กองทัพบกไทย; ) is the army of Thailand and the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. History Origin The Royal Thai Army is responsible for protecting the kingdom's ...

facility located in Tambon Lad Yha, Kanchanaburi province; on the route 3199 (Kanchanaburi - Srinagarind Dam). The main purpose of the camp is for training

territorial defence student Territorial defense students ( th, นักศึกษาวิชาทหาร; ) are a military youth organization in Thailand under control of the Royal Thai Army, and recently the Royal Thai Navy and Royal Thai Air Force. History Prior ...

s. On non-training days, activities are provided for all citizens including tower jumping, shooting and sightseeing.

Background

Khao Chon Kai () is believed to be where ''Khun Krai'' lived. ''Khun Krai'' was the father of'' Khun Phaen'', a main character from the traditional Thai story of

Khun Chang Khun Phaen ''Khun Chang Khun Phaen'' ( th, ขุนช้างขุนแผน, ) is a long Thai epic poem which originated from a legend of Thai folklore and is one of the most notable works in Thai literature. The work's entire length is over 20,00 ...

. According to the legend, the land originally belonged to ''Nang Thongprasri'', wife of ''Khun Krai''. The word ''Chon Kai'' means

cockfighting A cockfight is a blood sport, held in a ring called a cockpit. The history of raising fowl for fighting goes back 6,000 years. The first documented use of the ''word'' gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a "game", a sport, pastime or ente ...

, as a plain ground which was believed to be the cockfighting ground of ''Khun Krai'' was discovered on the top.

Location

The location of Khao Chon Kai camp is Tambon Lad Ya, Mueang Kanchanaburi District, Kanchanaburi Province, a province in

western Thailand Western Thailand is a region of Thailand bordering Myanmar on the west, Southern Thailand on the south, and central Thailand on the east. Geography Thailand's long mountainous border with Myanmar continues south from northern Thailand into weste ...

Military training

During January and February annually, the camp is used for training of

s and then serves tourists for the rest of the year. It was not open for public tourists to camp until 11 March 2000. ews. (2000, December). Retrieved from gotomanager: http://info.gotomanager.com/news/details.aspx?id=547/ref>

References

{{coord, 14.1341, N, 99.3907, E, source:wikidata, display=title Military installations of Thailand Buildings and structures in Kanchanaburi province